...and the first bowl in Japan was...

Boswell's Chocolate Cream in my MM Diplomat... I got to watch the sunset over the trees, listen to the wind and contemplate... And then it got me thinking about the Dr. Grabow I have been tinkering with, and the pipe went out. The re-light was...unpleasant so I went back to my man cave and pulled out the dremel and my Duke and went to town on some rustication.

Some aro's do better, IMHO, that others regarding re-lights. Maybe the next bowl will work better for you. After smoking a pipe for 20-years I'll tell you that this does happen to all of us on occasion.

Rob, I've got those pics up in the DIY section on a brand new Dr. Grabow I acquired. Rusticated all over but left a ribbon around the bowl and the stem. My wife was completely against it, she was ticked off about my 2 new pipes on top of the 2 pipe making kits I bought, but all that redhead anger disappeared after she saw what I did with it.

To be honest the Chocolate Cream has never really made it high on my ranking list, but everything else I've had by Boswell has been nothing short of incredible. Maybe I'll acquire a taste for it, someday....